On a swelteringly hot day in Chandler, Arizona, in July 1991, Jane’s Addiction was set to take the stage on the first date for Lollapalooza, a new traveling alternative music festival that the band’s frontman, Perry Farrell, has conceived. There was just one problem. The band’s lead guitarist, Dave Navarro, who had been trying to … Read more
James Van Der Beek has opened up about the heartbreaking way his ongoing battle with Stage 3 colorectal cancer has affected his marriage – revealing the diagnosis has left him feeling like he cannot provide for his wife and six children. The “Dawson’s Creek” actor first announced his diagnosis in November 2024, and he discussed … Read more
Dangerous pathogens left unsecured at labs across Africa. Halted inspections for mpox, Ebola and other infections at airports and other checkpoints. Millions of unscreened animals shipped across borders. The Trump administration’s pause on foreign aid has hobbled programs that prevent and snuff out outbreaks around the world, scientists say, leaving people everywhere more vulnerable to … Read more
“The Greatest Showman,” a hit 2017 film about the circus impresario P.T. Barnum, is being adapted for the stage by Disney Theatrical Group and will have an initial production in early 2026 in Bristol, England. The project is Disney’s first stage adaptation of a 20th Century Fox film since the Walt Disney Company acquired Fox’s … Read more
US rapper Ice Spice was booed off the stage by Aussie fans after she arrived almost 30 minutes late to her New Year’s Eve gig in Queensland. The “Munch” singer was due to perform at the Wildlands Festival at Brisbane Showgrounds on Tuesday evening, but she rocked up to the venue 25 minutes late for her 30-minute … Read more
Less than three years ago, Tina Willits, now 53, thought she had just two years to live. Today, she is cancer-free and wants the world to know about the treatment that saved her. The Florida mother and grandmother first felt a lump in late 2021, just months after a normal mammogram. In March 2022, she … Read more
Tis the season to dress up and get cultured — with theater, dance and music that is. Here, festive productions that will put the entire family in the holiday spirit. The timeless tale of Scrooge discovering the meaning of Christmas is a perpetual holiday favorite, but this isn’t what you might expect. “It’s true to … Read more
Five years after being diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer at the age of 28, Joe Faratzis is reflecting on the six red flags that signaled he was struggling with a serious disease. “I put these symptoms off for months before finally going to get a colonoscopy,” Faratzis recently admitted on TikTok. “Don’t risk your … Read more
Five years after being diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer at 28, Joe Faratzis is reflecting on the six red flags that signaled he was struggling with a serious disease. “I put these symptoms off for months before finally going to get a colonoscopy,” Faratzis admitted on TikTok. “Don’t risk your life by waiting to … Read more
A Canadian woman with stage 4 cancer says she ignored signs of the disease because she believed them to be “eczema-related.” Taylor Deanne Roy, 32, experienced extreme tiredness and itchy skin for years before medics made a devastating diagnosis of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma last month. “I have been struggling for three years with itchy skin that … Read more
A “Jeopardy!” contestant revealed they are battling stage 4 cancer during Tuesday night’s game. Chris Burge, a high school teacher from Farmers Branch, Texas, shocked viewers with his cancer news during the segment where host Ken Jennings talks to the contestants. “Chris, understand you’re facing a health challenge right now that you wanted to talk … Read more
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin suffered a nasty fall through a trapdoor during the band’s Australia concert Sunday. The “Paradise” hitmaker, 47, took a tumble while speaking to the 50,000-strong crowd at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium during their international “Music of the Spheres” world tour. In video footage shared on X, the 7-time Grammy winner was seen … Read more
Amanda Schull isn’t tap dancing around what “Center Stage” fans need to know. The 2000 American teen drama quickly became a cult classic, with a sequel released in 2008. Now, 16 years later, Schull is getting candid on if fans can expect “Center Stage” to turn into a trilogy. Ethan Stiefel, Amanda Schull, Sascha Radetsky … Read more
Valerie Bertinelli is on the mend after suffering a gnarly injury. The 64-year-old actress and TV personality shared a photo to Instagram Tuesday of a large cut on her right arm. Bertinelli posed in front of a mirror as she showed off the brutal wound that extended from her wrist to near her elbow. “I … Read more
It really is brutal out here. Olivia Rodrigo’s lyrics imitated life when she took a nasty tumble through a trapdoor while on the stage during her Guts World Tour show in Australia. The “bad idea right?” singer, 21, was performing at Rod Laver Arena on Sunday, Oct. 13, in Melbourne, when she suddenly disappeared after … Read more
Let him cry. Darius Rucker didn’t let an embarrassing fall with his alternative band Hootie & the Blowfish get him down. The rocker and country singer, 58, joked about his age after taking a nasty spill on the stage at Charleston, South Carolina’s annual Riverfront Revival concert on Saturday, Oct. 10, with the fall and … Read more
Three in five women (60%) say they are entirely self-taught when it comes to menopause knowledge, according to new research. A new survey of 2,000 American women found many feel they are overly targeted with information about pregnancy and childbirth but feel under-resourced when it comes to perimenopause and menopause. Additionally, three in four women … Read more
You couldn’t keep Frankie Valli off the stage even if you tried. The Four Seasons singer, who turned 90 in May, has responded to fans who expressed concern after a video of Valli appearing frail at a recent concert went viral, taking particular issue with people on social media speculating his team was forcing him … Read more
Theater review THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA Two hours and 45 minutes with one intermission. At the Broadhurst Theater, 235 W 44th St. Perhaps the city should rename West 44th Street Stage Mother Way. Between 7th and 8th Avenues at the Majestic Theatre, Audra McDonald will soon begin playing that most ferocious of performer parents, Mama … Read more
LONDON — Maggie Smith, who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and won new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey,” has died, her publicist said Friday. She was 89. She was frequently rated the preeminent British actress of a generation which … Read more